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title: "Install the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension (macOS)"
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# Install the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension (macOS)

The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension works with Axiad Conductor OS Bridge to allow the Unified Portal to access a connected device. You must install Axiad Conductor OS Bridge before installing the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension.

## Manually Install the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension on a Browser

****Install on Google Chrome****

1. Open the Chrome browser application.
2. Navigate to the [Chrome web store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions).
3. In the search bar, enter **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension**.
4. Click **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/portal_store(1).png)
5. Click **Add to Chrome**. A pop-up message displays.
6. Click **Add extension**. The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension installs and displays on your Chrome extension page.
7. Browse and sign into your Axiad Conductor site. The **MyIdentities** page displays by default.
8. Validate the extension:
  1. On the **MyIdentities** page, click **Add Identity Device**. An error message displays, informing you that the Axiad Conductor OS Bridge extension is not yet enabled.
  2. To the right of your address bar, click the **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension** icon. A pop-up displays, asking for access to your smart cards.
  3. Click **Always**. The pop-up closes.
  4. Refresh the page. The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension validates.

****Install on Microsoft Edge****

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser application.
2. Click the **Extensions** icon, to the right of your browser address bar.
3. Select **Open Microsoft Edge Add-ons**.
4. In the search bar, enter **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension**.
5. Click **Get**. A pop-up message displays.
6. Click **Add extension**. The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension installs and displays to the right of your browser address bar.
7. At the top right of your Edge browser, click the **Extensions** icon.
8. To the right of the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension, click **... > Manage Extension**.

![manage_edge_extension](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/manage_edge_extension.png)

The **Extensions** page displays.
9. Enable **Allow inPrivate**.

![allow-inprivate](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/allow-inprivate.png)
10. Browse and sign into your Axiad Conductor site. The **MyIdentities** page displays by default.
11. Validate the extension:
  1. On the **MyIdentities** page, click **Add Identity Device**. An error message displays, informing you that the Axiad Conductor OS Bridge extension is not yet enabled.
  2. To the right of your address bar, click the **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension** icon. A pop-up displays, asking for access to your smart cards.
  3. Click **Always**. The pop-up closes.
  4. Refresh the page. The Axiad Conductor Browser Extension validates.

## Automatically Deploy and Configure the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension to Managed Workstations

Jamf Pro can be used to remotely deploy and install software packages to managed workstations.

****Deploy the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension****

1. In Jamf PRO, navigate to **Computers > Configuration Profiles**.

![1config-ext-external-app](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/1config-ext-external-app.png)
2. Create a new computer configuration profile or modify an existing one.
3. Navigate to **Application & Customer settings > External Applications**.
4. Click **Add**.

![install-ext-jamf-external-applications](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-external-applications.png)
5. Set the **Source** and **Preference Domain** to the following values:
  - **Source:** Custom Schema
  - **Preference Domain** (depending on which browser you are configuring): **com.google.Chrome** or **com.microsoft.Edge** The image below, shows the settings for Google Chrome browser:

![install-ext-jamf-pref-domain](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-pref-domain.png)
6. Click **Add schema** and upload the **axiad-portal-extension-deploy-jamf.json** file (below).

```plaintext
{
  "title": "Multiple Extensions",
  "description": "Administrative controls for Multiple Extensions.",
  "properties": {
    "ExtensionInstallForcelist": {
      "title": "Extension Install Forcelist",
      "description": "Add a List of Extension IDs. Paste the extension IDs in front of the default text.",
      "property_order": 1,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "title": "Extension ID",
        "default": "mheiphfcfdhlkecdhpgblhpemkecaheh;pbabkmdefcmabmlmnkmnlcijhcgmmdnc",
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}
```
7. Click **Save**.

![install-ext-jamf-add-schema](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-add-schema.png)
8. Under **Preference Domain Properties > Extension Install Forcelist**, for Axiad Conductor Browser Extension, click **Add Extension ID**.
9. Add the following:
  1. Extension ID 1 (for Chrome): **pbabkmdefcmabmlmnkmnlcijhcgmmdnc;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx**
  2. Extension ID 1 (for Edge): **mheiphfcfdhlkecdhpgblhpemkecaheh;https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx**

![install-ext-jamf-extID1](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-extID1.png)
10. Optionally, click **Add** on the **External Applications** page to add additional extension definitions for other external applications.
11. Set the **Scope** to the desired target workstations:

![install-ext-jamf-scope1](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-scope1.png)
12. Click **Add** to add and manage new devices:

![install-ext-jamf-scope](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-scope.png)
13. Click **Add** to the right of each device you want to add.
14. Click **Done** when all devices are added.

![install-ext-jamf-click-done](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-click-done.png)
15. Click **Save** to save the new configuration profile.

****Configure the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension****

To configure and whitelist the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension using a configuration profile in Jamf Pro, follow the steps below:

1. In Jamf PRO navigate to **Computers > Configuration Profiles**, create a new computer configuration profile or modify (edit) an existing one. You can update the one you just created or manage two different ones.

![1config-ext-external-app](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/1config-ext-external-app.png)
2. Navigate to **Options > Application & Custom Settings > External Applications**, and add an External Application for the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension.

![2config-ext-external-app-add](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/2config-ext-external-app-add.png)
3. Click **Add**.
4. Set the **Source** and **Preference Domain** to the following values:
  - **Source:** Custom Schema
  - **Preference Domain:**
    - For Chrome: **com.google.Chrome.extensions.pbabkmdefcmabmlmnkmnlcijhcgmmdnc**
    - For Edge: **com.microsoft.Edge.extensions.mheiphfcfdhlkecdhpgblhpemkecaheh**

![3config-ext-custom_schema](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/3config-ext-custom_schema.png)
5. Click **Add schema** and upload the **axiad-portal-extension-config-jamf.json** file (below).

```plaintext
{
  "title": "Axiad Conductor Browser Extension",
  "description": "Administrative controls for the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension.",
  "properties": {
    "whitelist": {
      "property_order": 1,
      "title": "Pre-authorized domain names",
      "description": "The provided domain names (e.g. portal-customer.cloud.axiadids.net) will be authorized to use the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension without any action required from the end-user.",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Domain Name"
      }
    },
    "noedit": {
      "property_order": 2,
      "title": "Prevent end-users from authorizing new domains",
      "description": "By default, end-users may manually authorize domains to use the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension. Activating this option prevents end-users from authorizing domains, and causes the Axiad Conductor Browser Extension to ignore any domains they previously whitelisted. Only domains pre-authorized by policy will be allowed.",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}
```
6. Click **Save**.

![4config-ext-custom_schema-save](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/4config-ext-custom_schema-save.png)
7. Click **Add Domain Name**.
8. Enter a pre-authorized domain name. If needed, click **Add Domain Name** again to add more pre-authorized domain names (for example, *Domain Name 1 = portal-anycorp.demo.axiadids.net*).

![5config-ext-add-domain](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/5config-ext-add-domain.png)
9. Set the **Prevent end-users from authorizing new domains** option to **true** or **false**, depending on your company policy:

![6config-ext-prevent](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/6config-ext-prevent.png)
10. Click **Save**.
11. Set the **Scope** to the desired target workstations:

![install-ext-jamf-scope1](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-scope1.png)
12. Click **Add** to add and manage new devices:

![install-ext-jamf-scope](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-scope.png)
13. Click **Add** to the right of each device you want to add.
14. Click **Done** when all devices are added.

![install-ext-jamf-click-done](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-click-done.png)
15. Click **Save** to save the new configuration profile.

![install-ext-jamf-final](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/install-ext-jamf-final.png)
16. In a target computer, validate that the two Axiad Conductor Browser Extension policies (**noedit** and **whitelist**) are set correctly.
  1. Chrome: Go to **chrome://policy**
  2. Edge: Go to **edge://policy**

![7config-ext-target](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/7config-ext-target.png)
17. Login to one of the pre-authorized domain names.
18. Click the **Extensions** icon in the browser and select the **Axiad Conductor Browser Extension** to validate. When the icon is green, the site is included in the trusted whitelist.

![8config-ext-verify](https://cdn.document360.io/eaa8d9cb-3eef-4690-8447-5bcaa4f4afb2/Images/Documentation/8config-ext-verify.png)